1974 Amateur Draft

1974 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	San Diego Padres	Bill Almon	SS	Brown University (Col.)	Providence, RI
2	Texas Rangers	Tommy Boggs	RHP	Lanier High School (Austin) (HS)	Austin, TX
3	Philadelphia Phillies	Lonnie Smith	OF	Centennial High School (Compton) (HS)	Compton, CA
4	Cleveland Indians	Tom Brennan	RHP	Lewis University (Col.)	Chicago, IL
5	Atlanta Braves	Dale Murphy	C	Wilson High School (Portland) (HS)	Portland, OR
6	Milwaukee Brewers	Butch Edge	RHP	El Camino High School (Sacramento) (HS)	Sacramento, CA
7	Chicago Cubs	Scot Thompson	OF	Knoch High School (HS)	Renfrew, PA
8	Chicago White Sox	Larry Monroe	RHP	Forest View High School (HS)	Mt. Prospect, IL
9	Montreal Expos	Ron Sorey	3B	Stebbins High School (HS)	Dayton, OH
10	California Angels	Mike Miley	SS	Louisiana State University (Col.)	Yazoo City, MS
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	Rod Scurry	LHP	Procter R. Hug High School (HS)	Sparks, NV
12	New York Yankees	Dennis Sherrill	SS	South Miami High School (HS)	Miami, FL
13	St. Louis Cardinals	Garry Templeton	SS	Valley High School (Santa Ana) (HS)	Santa Ana, CA
14	Minnesota Twins	Ted Shipley	SS	Vanderbilt University (Col.)	Chattanooga, TN
15	Houston Astros	Kevin Drake	OF	Cabrillo High School (Lompoc) (HS)	Lompoc, CA
16	Detroit Tigers	Lance Parrish	3B	Walnut (CA) High School (HS)	Diamond Bar, CA
17	New York Mets	Cliff Speck	RHP	Beaverton High School (HS)	Beaverton, OR
18	Kansas City Royals	Willie Wilson	OF	Summit (NJ) High School (HS)	Summit, NJ
19	San Francisco Giants	Terry Lee	2B	San Luis Obispo High School (HS)	San Luis Obispo, CA
20	Boston Red Sox	Eddie Ford	SS	University of South Carolina (Col.)	Great Neck, NY
21	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rick Sutcliffe	RHP	Van Horn High School (HS)	Kansas City, MO
22	Oakland Athletics	Jerry Johnson	C	McCallum High School (HS)	Austin, TX	Did not sign
23	Cincinnati Reds	Steve Reed	RHP	Fort Wayne High School (HS)	Fort Wayne, IN
24	Baltimore Orioles	Rich Dauer	3B	University of Southern California (Col.)	San Bernardino, CA

January 1974 amateur draft

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Texas Rangers	Roy Smalley	SS	University of Southern California (Coll.)
2	San Diego Padres	Tucker Ashford	3B	Shelby State Community College (Coll.)
3	Cleveland Indians	Stephen Cook	OF	Miami-Dade College (Coll.)		Did not sign
4	Philadelphia Phillies	Neal Cooper	RHP	Texas Wesleyan University (Coll.)
5	Milwaukee Brewers	John Caneira	RHP	Eastern Connecticut State University (Coll.)		Did not sign

Other Notable Selections

Dave Bergman, Moose Haas, Butch Wynegar (2nd round); Mike LaCoss, Rance Mulliniks (3rd round); Jim Clancy (4th round); Steve Henderson, Jim Morrison (5th round); Ed Whitson (6th round); Ron Oester (9th round); Jim Gantner (12th round); Bob Welch (14th round - did not sign); Paul Molitor (28th round - did not sign); Eric Show (36th round - did not sign); Shane Rawley (secondary phase); Larry McWilliams (1st round, January); Bob Stanley (secondary phase, January)